Vehicle-spring.



L. B. BISSELL..

VEHICLE SPRING. APPLICATION HLED ocT.4. 1916.

1,240,929, Patented Sept. 25, M17.

A TTOR/VE Y IINDON B. BISSELL, F NORTH YAKIIVIA, WASHINGTON.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it lknown that I, LINDON B. Bissau.,

v a citizen of the'United States, residing at is that they must be North Yakima, in the county of Yakima and State of Washington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Springs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ings that have only the upward and downward movement to and from the axle constructed sufficiently stiff to support the load and vwhen so constructed7 they produce a rebound action ai"- ter being suddenly compressed that causes a distinct jolt. The objects of my invention are: to provide a vehicle spring of such form of construction that it will have an action not only in an upward and downward but also in a parallel lmovement with respect to .the body of the car so that it will neutralize oi' eliminate the rebound action of the spring when the spring has been suddenly coinpressed; to provide a rearward spring which will act in coperation with the front spring and have such sensitivcness by reason of its construction that it will be-readily depressed on curves to aii'ord the necessary banking to give the etl'ect .of maintaining an equi librium to the movements of the body of a vehicle; and to provide a spring in which the material is so distributed that it may be made of much less weight or a given load than is ordinary in springs heretofore known.

`In the drawings hereto attached which illustrate my invention:

Figure 1 is a side View of the spiiiig in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section of the fixed end portion of one of the spring inembers, showing the manner by which it .is attached to a side rail of a chassis of a vehicle.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on broken .line of AA of said Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on broken line BB of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on broken line CC of Fig. G.

Fig. G is a view in vertical seclion ou broken line DD ol Fig. l. a l'ragnieutaiy view ol an axle being shown in side elevation.

Specification of Letters Patent.

veiicle springs. The diiiculty with vehiclev Sp Patented Sept. 25, 191'?.

y i Application filed October 4, 1916. Serial No. 123,610.

Fig. 7 is a view in cross-section on broken line EE of Fig. 1.

Secured to the side rail 8 of the chassis of a vehicle is the speciallydesigiied clamp-4 ing bracket 9 which holds rnily the end portion of a cantaliver spring 1Q. The upper part of this bracket 9 is bent upward as shown at 1l, Fig. 2. The other end of the spring 10 is articulated to one end of a pair of connecting links 12, whose other ,end is articulated at the joint Q2 to the coiled end portion' ofthe top leaf of an elliptical spring 13. 'llie joint 22 is provided with a grease cup asis also thejoint 23;. rllhe 'other end oit' this latter s priiig is attached lo the lower end of a bracket 14 secured to the side rail S. The plates 15 together with llie paris 30 constitute a specially designed clevis which. suspends the spring troni the axle housing 16 in which is the axle 17. The lspecial clevis renders unnecessary a; bolt through the leaves 1S under the axle bearini,r by being adapled lo hold spring leaves ol a concave toi-in ol construction as shown inore clearly in Fig. 5. and thus weakening the spring liy drilling lor a bolt is avoided.

Directly under thc axle housing` is the plateV 11) which .is flat ou its upper surface and convex on ils u'nder side to lit the leaves 19. 'llie axle 'clevis is keyed lo the housing 16 by pins Q0 secured in the and operating in the slots This provides .for a vi'ree suspension of the spring on the axle. 'ilhe plates l5 are held together under [he leaves 18 by the bolt 21, which is provided with an oil groove 28 and a grease cup 29.

The operation of ii'iy spring is as follows: A sudden compression causes the leaves l0 to straighten and thus to actuate the pair of links l2 to a inore nearly vertical position and thus translcr a downward strain to the coiled cud portion ot the spring 13. The Force thus exerted on the joint 2Q causes the coiled cud ot' the spring 13 to bend forward willi the ell'cct ol. winding it, as it were, 'and llius gives the spring a movement lengthwise ol" the car. Upon a tendency of the chassis to rebound in an upward direction, the verl-ical position of the links l2. assumed upon ,the depress-ion of the spring, exerts an lunvarilly 'directed l'orce against the coiled end portion ol lhc spring 13, which thus resists (he upward .niovenieiit ot Said links Vl1. with the result that tlm rnquvniugj said housing 33 oi' the cleris.

the axle to have a lengthwise movement with.

by the /spring' of its normal position is gradual since the plates 12 will vibrate back. and forth imtil the rebound elfect is overcome. The' line of action of the joint when the vehicle is in motion, is between 30 and '60 degrees from the vertical through saidjoint. As leaves 18 of the lower spring which is much stiier than the cantaliver spring 10, reinforces the coiled end portion of spring As that part of the spring 13 in the vicinity 23 is urged downward, it tends to move part 21 upward, bolt 21 acting as a fulcrum. At the same time the weight of the car bears bracket 14 downward. Thus, two forces in opposite direction are made to operate on part 24: of spring 13 which tend to straighten the leaves at said point. The straightening of these leaves tends to vary the distance between tlie joint 14; and the axle, permitting respect to the body of the car which operates in conjunction with `the lengthwise movement produced by the coiled end portion of the spring 13. This lengthwise movement of the axle tends to let the axle move upwardly and backwardly in a direction, varying between 30 and ('50 degrees from the vertical through the axle 17 and this, as readily seen, lessens the jar due to an obstruction in the path of the wheels. The leaves of the spring 10 are given free action as the curved part 1l of the hanger 9 avoids a sharp edge by which they would otherwise be restricted. 'lliis"co1istiuction also lessens the danger of the leaves being broken at the point 11. The bolt head 25 isfree to pass up through the hanger 9 so that the leaves of the spring 10 may be tightly secured against the upper part of the hanger. The leaf holder 26 is a strip of metal with heavy intermediate sections adapted to be bent around the leaves at sections 23 and 24., the heavy sections being arranged to come at the corners of the spring as shown in Fig. 4l. A small rivet 27 which enters only the first leaf holds the fastener in place.

This construction makes possible a sensi-- tive spring composed of the cantaliver lspring 10 and the coiled end portion of the lower spring 13. The lower part of the spring 13 being constructed of heavier material is a stiffer spring than the cantiliver spring 10 and the coiled end portion of the lower spring 13. So sensitive is this upper spring in connection with the coiled end por-` tion that the spring on the inner side .of the vehicle depresses on curves to aiiord the` necessary banking to give the effect of maintaining an equilibrium to the movements of the body of the vehicle.

While my invention achieves this sensi` tiveness, it also provides for a reinforcement ef the lighter parts, z'. e., the coiled end poi.'- tion of sp1-ing 13, so that heavy loads may the compression increases, the

distribution of material in my invention, by

providing for the lengthwise movement and a stiffer part to reinforce the coil only where the same is necessary, makes possible a spring of much less weight for a given load than is ordinary. i

As applied to automobiles with the pivoted front spring, my rearward spring with its lengthwise movement eliminates another cause of jolting besides the rebound of the spring. When the front spring of an automobile is suddenly compressed its pivoted connection to the frame provides for a movement lengthwise with respect to the frame of the car and thus provides for a part of the inertia of the vehicle to be overcome and the further provision in my invention for a lengthwise movement in the rearward spring enables the latter to cooperate and act conjointly with the front spring in overcoming the inertia.` ln thisway the jolt is avoided, which would otherwise ensue.

Obviously changes may be made in the forms, dimensions and arrangements of parts of my invention without departing from the principle or the spirit thereof. The links 12 may be dispensed with and the coiled end portion of spring 13 may be connected directly with the end of spring 10.

I claim:

1. A vehicle spring which embodies a cantalivcr spring; a semi-elliptical spring with a coiled end portion; and an articulated link for connecting the said cantaliver spring and said coiled end portion of said semielliptical spring, said link being normally disposed at an angle from a vertical line, the end of said link that is attached to the end of said coiled endportion being above the other end of said link.

A vehicle spring which embodies a cantaliver spring, a seini-elliptical spring with a. coiled end portion, and articulated link means for connecting the said cantaliver spring and said coiled end portion of said semi-elliptical spi-ing, said means lbeing normally disposed at an anglc'from a vertical line, the end of said articulated means, which secures the end of the coiled end portion, being above the other end of said means, and the ends of the said means being disposed to move in a direction to bring the line of the means in a vertical position in response to a depression of the spring.

A vehicle spring -which embodies a cantalii'er spring, a semi-elliptical spring with a coiled end portion, an articulated link means for connecting the said cantaliver spring and said coiled end portion of said semi-elliptical spring, said means being normally disposed at an angle from a verti-A mounted upon said axle housing disposed clamp said spring leaves within said re- 10 t0 be rotatlvely movable thereon. ceptacle.

clevis adapted to be freely mounted In witness whereof I hereunto subscrlbe upon anv axle Yhouslng of a vehicle to be romy name this 23rd day of September, A. D. tatively movable thereon, and embodying 1916.

two separable portions fastened together by LIN B. BISSELL. a bolt, a receptacle for sprin leaves dis- Witnesses:

posed between said two separa le portions, JOHN H. LYNCH,

A and a clamping plate removably disposed to A. M. KoHLs. 

